Kia ora and welcome to all our new children and families. The children have settled well and are keen and ready to learn. Our team is now called Te Kura Purapura. Purapura is Te Reo Māori for ‘seed’. We chose Purapura, as the seed is ready to grow and flourish, just like the children in Year One. Our Day 8:55 Children to bring their book bags each day, ready for the 9 o’clock bell. 9:00 School begins 10:30 Morning break begins 11:00 End of morning break 12:40 Lunch eating starts 12:50 Playtime starts when children have finished their lunch/ eaten enough 1:00 Activities bell 1:25 Bell rings for children to go to the toilet, have a drink and put their hats away 1:30 Afternoon classes begin 3:00 End of school- if you are late please call the office and they will pass the message on so we can let your child know. The focus for the beginning of the year is ‘Living and Learning together’ Our Theme: Change Our school wide theme this year is change. We have chosen this theme as it fits very well with all the changes we will be going through with our new building works later in the year. This term we are looking at the changes in temperature, ourselves as we grow up and through our trip to MOTAT changes in communication. We will be writing to the grandparent or family friend you have given us the address for to find out information from them and to tell them what we have been learning in school. We welcome parents to bring in any old communication equipment such as type writers, old mobile phones any information on different methods of communication such as morse code, flags, smoke signals etc
15 Nohinohi –Topic work will be around the Marae trip (Please note the Marae visit is 15 Nohinohi trip for the term) Things to do at home
Practise learning the sounds and names of letters
Reading and listening to stories each day- parents to complete the comments box
Maths activity and poem weekly
Spelling words will come home as and when the children are ready to have some.
Things to bring each day Every child must bring their book bag, a drink bottle filled with water for the classroom and a bucket hat (no caps are allowed) each day to school. (all items must be named) Making and creating: is held in each class on a Friday afternoon. Parents are welcome to come along to help or to run an activity. Please see your class teacher if you are available. We are always on the lookout for small cardboard boxes, bottle tops, caps etc., please check the class notice board or the class teacher if you have anything that might be suitable. Lunchtimes Children have settled well into school routines and are remembering to put all their rubbish in their lunch boxes to take home with them. This allows you to see what they eat or have not eaten. Please talk to your child about the items they could eat for morning tea or lunch before they come to school. That way they will not eat all their lunch at morning tea time. If your child has a problem during the morning break or at lunch play, please encourage them to come and tell a duty teacher (we wear a bright orange jacket and we are always around!). Please see the class teacher if you have any concerns. Library Each week the children go to the library and change their library books. Please ensure you return the library book your child has taken the previous week so they can choose a new book. Library days:
Room 1
Mondays
Room 4
Tuesdays
Room 5
Fridays
Room 7
Fridays
Room 8
Tuesdays
15 Nohinohi
Fridays
Junior Team Assembly The Junior school assembly is every alternate Monday, beginning 20th February in the school hall at 2:15pm all parents are welcome to come along. The other Mondays we have singing. Each week teachers give out certificates to the children in their class. The roster for classes hosting each assembly is below. Year 1 children will host the assemblies in Term 2. We will advise the dates for each class in the Term 2 newsletter.
Week 4
Monday 20th February
Hosted by Room 14
Week 6
Monday 5th March
Hosted by Room 13
Week 8
Monday 19th March
Hosted by Room 9
Week 10
Monday 2nd April
Hosted by Room 10
Independence It is always quicker to do it yourself, but we ask you to come to school early enough so that your child has time to put their bags, book bags, drink bottles, hats etc., in the correct places indpendently. We encourage the children to be responsible for their own clothing, please name all clothing worn to school. Parent help Once the children have settled we welcome parent helpers! Please see the class teacher or look at the notice board for any jobs that you can help with. If you would like to come in on a more regular basis the class teacher will talk with you about how you can best support them. Children love seeing you in and around school, so do pop in. There is always a little job that needs doing. This Term Music Listening and responding to different music PE Co-operative games Art Sketching and Self portraits Social studies Past and Present- Changes in Communication (Nohinohi- Marae Trip)
The Te Kura Purapura Team Room 1 Ann Cribbens and Jan (Fridays) acribbens@westmere.school.nz Room 4 Nadine Burgess nburgess@westmere.school.nz Room 5 Vanessa Askey (Mon,Tues,Fri) vaskey@westmere.school.nz Sue Ranum (Tues,Wed,Thurs) sranum@westmere.school.nz Room 7 Robyn Hutson rhutson@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Room 8 Kylie McBeth kmcbeth@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Room 15- Nohi Nohi – Charlotte Manga cmanga@westmere.school.nz Kerry Morrison- Associate Principal, Years 0-3 kmorrison@westmere.school.nz We look forward to working with you this year. We have an open door policy so please feel free to come and see us before or after school alternatively you can email us. Please check your class notice board each day. We write important notices and reminders on the board. Yours sincerely The Junior Team Kylie, Robyn, Ann, Nadine, Vanessa, Sue and Charlotte
Term 2 Newsletter
Term 2 Te Kura Purapura Newsletter
Dear Parents/ Carers
Kia ora and welcome to all our new and existing children and families. We have had a lovely sunny start to the term. The children have settled well and are keen and ready to learn. For families new to our school -our Team is called Te Kura Purapura. Purapura is Te Reo Māori for ‘seed’. We chose Purapura, as the seed is ready to grow and flourish, just like the children in Year 0 and Year 1. Year 0 Theme this Term: Living and Learning We will be looking at our school rules, the Living and Learning goals for each week, ourselves and our families. We will also be looking at our school and how schools have changed over time. Our Trip is to MOTAT on the 21st of June. 15 Nohi Nohi’s Theme this Term: Matariki We will be learning about Matariki and will be going on a trip to the Stardome on the 22nd June. Year 1 Theme this Term: Changes in the Kitchen We will be investigating how materials (ingredients) we use in the kitchen change when we heat and cool them. We will be observing closely so that we can describe what we see happening. Tip Top factory Trip- Please return your child’s form ASAP.
Important Dates for the Term: Tip Top Trip dates:
Room
Day
Tour Time
Depart School
Arrive Back
1
Tuesday 22 May
10:30am
10am
12pm
4
Tuesday 22 May
11:30am
11am
1pm
5
Wednesday 23 May
11:30am
11am
1pm
7
Wednesday 23 May
1:30pm
1pm
3pm
8
Tuesday 22 May
1:30pm
1pm
3pm
Most cars coming have an extra car seat in their car. If you want to be sure your child has a booster/car seat please send one named to school on the day of your classes trip.
Cross country 10th May (17th May rain day) Quiz night 11th May Read-a-thon money to be returned to school by the 25th May Book fair 29th -1st June Queen’s birthday 4th June School closed Pasadena Art festival opening 5th June Life Education caravan 11th – 22nd June Matariki disco 22nd June Midyear reports home 27th June Student Led Conferences 28th June from 1:30 (please children finish school at 1:30) Last day of school 29th June - Please note school closes at 2 o’clock
Things to do at home
Practise learning the sounds and names of letters
Reading and listening to stories each day- parents to complete the comments box
Maths activity and poem weekly (in Home Book)
Spelling words will come home as and when the children are ready to have some.
Things to bring each day Every child must bring their book bag and a drink bottle filled with water for the classroom each day to school. (All items must be named). Hats are not compulsory this Term but as some days have still been very hot please keep a hat in your child’s bag for them to wear at play time and lunchtimes. Making and creating and Discovery Learning: Parents are welcome to come along to help or to run an activity at these sessions. Please see your class teacher for days and times if you are available. We are always on the lookout for small pieces of wood suitable for hammering, milk bottle caps, boxes etc. Please check the class notice board or the class teacher if you have anything that might be suitable.
PMP: stands for Perceptual Motor Programme. The children do lots of activities with their bodies using equipment we don’t always use in our normal PE programme. The children learn balance, co-ordination, a sense of balance and space, rhythm, memory skills, eye tracking and problem solving. It has been proven that all these skills help our learning from improving our reading to helping our handwriting. The children absolutely love doing it! Thanks to all the parents who have volunteered to support us at PMP. We need all the help we can get to run this programme. If you are interested in helping please feel free to email Mandy Tubman at mandy.tubman@xtra.co.nz to discuss the days/ times you are available. PMP timetable
Times
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
9:10-9:50
Room 6 and Yr 2
Room 7 and 8
Room 6 and Yr 2
Room 7 and 8
9:50-10:30
Room 1 and 15N
Room 4 and 5
Room 1 and 15 N
Room 4 and 5
Cross country: This is due to be held on Thursday the 10th of May. We encourage children to have a go and that it is a positive experience to help keep us fit and healthy. Last year it was extremely hot- so please check the weather forecast on the day and dress your child appropriately. The Juniors will head back to school for lunch but will need their play lunch (preferably in a separate bag or container so they don’t need to carry the whole lot down to the park) and a drink bottle, hat, sunscreen, rain jacket (if it is appropriate) and most importantly shoes that are suitable for running in! Thanks for all the support with marshalling and help on the day to walk to and from the park.
Lunchtimes We ask that all children put their rubbish in their lunch boxes to take home with them to help our school become litter free. This also allows you to see what they eat or have not eaten. Please talk to your child about the items they could eat for morning tea or lunch before they come to school. That way they will not eat all their lunch at morning tea time. Children need to show a teacher their lunch box before they can go to play at lunchtimes to help us check they have eaten enough. If anything is worrying your child during the morning break or at lunch play, please encourage them to come and tell a duty teacher (we wear a bright orange jacket and we are always around!) that way we can quickly solve any issues. Please see the class teacher if you have any concerns.
Junior Team Assembly This Term the Year 1 children will be running our Junior Assemblies. Parents and families are welcome to attend these assemblies in the school hall which begin at 2:15. During the assemblies run by the classes we will also give out certificates. On the alternate Mondays we have our junior singing assemblies.
Week 3
Monday 7th May
Hosted by Rooms 7 and 8
Week 5
Monday 21st May
Hosted by Room 1
Week 7
Monday 4th June
Hosted by Room 4
Week 9
Monday 18th June
Hosted by Room 5
Please note 15N will not be coming to junior assemblies this Term to allow more time for topic.
Parent help Please see the class teacher or look at the notice board for any jobs that you can help with. If you would like to come in on a more regular basis the class teacher will talk with you about how you can best support them. Children love seeing you in and around school, so do pop in. There is always a little job that needs doing. Other curriculum areas covered this Term: PE: Cross country/ ball skills and games Art: Collage (any collage materials gratefully received i.e. foiled paper, wool, fabric, lace, ribbon, wrapping paper, paper etc. Living and Learning: Life education van The Te Kura Purapura Team Room 1 Ann Cribbens and Jan (Fridays) acribbens@westmere.school.nz Room 4 Nadine Burgess nburgess@westmere.school.nz Room 5 Vanessa Askey (Mon,Tues,Fri) vaskey@westmere.school.nz Sue Ranum (Tues,Wed,Thurs) sranum@westmere.school.nz Room 6 Glenda Blakely Yr 0 gblakely@westmere.school.nz Room 7 Robyn Hutson rhutson@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Yr 0 Room 8 Kylie McBeth kmcbeth@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Yr 1 Room 15 Nohi Nohi Charlotte Manga cmanga@westmere.school.nz Kerry Morrison- Associate Principal, Years 0-3 kmorrison@westmere.school.nz
Our wiki’s and blogs You can find the link to our wiki by going to the school web page then click onto the for kids tab at the top of the page, then click onto Junior class webpage, then click on the page you want to go to. We have begun to put games and songs onto our wiki and will add photos etc. during this term. We look forward to working with you. We have an open door policy so please feel free to come and see us before or after school alternatively you can email us about anything you are concerned about. Please check your class notice board each day. We write important notices and reminders on these boards so need to be checked daily. Yours sincerely The Junior Team Kylie, Robyn, Ann, Nadine, Vanessa, Sue, Glenda and Charlotte
Term 1
Te Kura Purapura NewsletterTable of Contents
Kia ora and welcome to all our new children and families. The children have settled well and are keen and ready to learn. Our team is now called Te Kura Purapura. Purapura is Te Reo Māori for ‘seed’. We chose Purapura, as the seed is ready to grow and flourish, just like the children in Year One.
Our Day
8:55 Children to bring their book bags each day, ready for the 9 o’clock bell.
9:00 School begins
10:30 Morning break begins
11:00 End of morning break
12:40 Lunch eating starts
12:50 Playtime starts when children have finished their lunch/ eaten enough
1:00 Activities bell
1:25 Bell rings for children to go to the toilet, have a drink and put their hats away
1:30 Afternoon classes begin
3:00 End of school- if you are late please call the office and they will pass the message on so we can let
your child know.
The focus for the beginning of the year is ‘Living and Learning together’
Our Theme: Change
Our school wide theme this year is change. We have chosen this theme as it fits very well with all the changes we will be going through with our new building works later in the year.
This term we are looking at the changes in temperature, ourselves as we grow up and through our trip to MOTAT changes in communication. We will be writing to the grandparent or family friend you have given us the address for to find out information from them and to tell them what we have been learning in school.
We welcome parents to bring in any old communication equipment such as type writers, old mobile phones any information on different methods of communication such as morse code, flags, smoke signals etc
15 Nohinohi –Topic work will be around the Marae trip (Please note the Marae visit is 15 Nohinohi trip for the term)
Things to do at home
- Practise learning the sounds and names of letters
- Reading and listening to stories each day- parents to complete the comments box
- Maths activity and poem weekly
- Spelling words will come home as and when the children are ready to have some.
Things to bring each dayEvery child must bring their book bag, a drink bottle filled with water for the classroom and a bucket hat (no caps are allowed) each day to school. (all items must be named)
Making and creating: is held in each class on a Friday afternoon. Parents are welcome to come along to help or to run an activity. Please see your class teacher if you are available. We are always on the lookout for small cardboard boxes, bottle tops, caps etc., please check the class notice board or the class teacher if you have anything that might be suitable.
Lunchtimes
Children have settled well into school routines and are remembering to put all their rubbish in their lunch boxes to take home with them. This allows you to see what they eat or have not eaten. Please talk to your child about the items they could eat for morning tea or lunch before they come to school. That way they will not eat all their lunch at morning tea time.
If your child has a problem during the morning break or at lunch play, please encourage them to come and tell a duty teacher (we wear a bright orange jacket and we are always around!). Please see the class teacher if you have any concerns.
Library
Each week the children go to the library and change their library books. Please ensure you return the library book your child has taken the previous week so they can choose a new book.
Library days:
Junior Team Assembly
The Junior school assembly is every alternate Monday, beginning 20th February in the school hall at 2:15pm all parents are welcome to come along. The other Mondays we have singing. Each week teachers give out certificates to the children in their class. The roster for classes hosting each assembly is below. Year 1 children will host the assemblies in Term 2. We will advise the dates for each class in the Term 2 newsletter.
It is always quicker to do it yourself, but we ask you to come to school early enough so that your child has time to put their bags, book bags, drink bottles, hats etc., in the correct places indpendently. We encourage the children to be responsible for their own clothing, please name all clothing worn to school.
Parent help
Once the children have settled we welcome parent helpers! Please see the class teacher or look at the notice board for any jobs that you can help with. If you would like to come in on a more regular basis the class teacher will talk with you about how you can best support them. Children love seeing you in and around school, so do pop in. There is always a little job that needs doing.
This Term
Music Listening and responding to different music
PE Co-operative games
Art Sketching and Self portraits
Social studies Past and Present- Changes in Communication (Nohinohi- Marae Trip)
The Te Kura Purapura Team
Room 1 Ann Cribbens and Jan (Fridays) acribbens@westmere.school.nz
Room 4 Nadine Burgess nburgess@westmere.school.nz
Room 5 Vanessa Askey (Mon,Tues,Fri) vaskey@westmere.school.nz
Sue Ranum (Tues,Wed,Thurs) sranum@westmere.school.nz
Room 7 Robyn Hutson rhutson@westmere.school.nz Team Leader
Room 8 Kylie McBeth kmcbeth@westmere.school.nz Team Leader
Room 15- Nohi Nohi – Charlotte Manga cmanga@westmere.school.nz
Kerry Morrison- Associate Principal, Years 0-3 kmorrison@westmere.school.nz
We look forward to working with you this year. We have an open door policy so please feel free to come and see us before or after school alternatively you can email us. Please check your class notice board each day. We write important notices and reminders on the board.
Yours sincerely
The Junior Team
Kylie, Robyn, Ann, Nadine, Vanessa, Sue and Charlotte
Term 2 Newsletter
Term 2 Te Kura Purapura Newsletter
Dear Parents/ Carers
Kia ora and welcome to all our new and existing children and families. We have had a lovely sunny start to the term. The children have settled well and are keen and ready to learn. For families new to our school -our Team is called Te Kura Purapura. Purapura is Te Reo Māori for ‘seed’. We chose Purapura, as the seed is ready to grow and flourish, just like the children in Year 0 and Year 1.
Year 0 Theme this Term: Living and Learning
We will be looking at our school rules, the Living and Learning goals for each week, ourselves and our families. We will also be looking at our school and how schools have changed over time.
Our Trip is to MOTAT on the 21st of June.
15 Nohi Nohi’s Theme this Term: Matariki
We will be learning about Matariki and will be going on a trip to the Stardome on the 22nd June.
Year 1 Theme this Term: Changes in the Kitchen
We will be investigating how materials (ingredients) we use in the kitchen change when we heat and cool them. We will be observing closely so that we can describe what we see happening.
Tip Top factory Trip- Please return your child’s form ASAP.
Important Dates for the Term: Tip Top Trip dates:
Cross country 10th May (17th May rain day)
Quiz night 11th May
Read-a-thon money to be returned to school by the 25th May
Book fair 29th -1st June
Queen’s birthday 4th June School closed
Pasadena Art festival opening 5th June
Life Education caravan 11th – 22nd June
Matariki disco 22nd June
Midyear reports home 27th June
Student Led Conferences 28th June from 1:30 (please children finish school at 1:30)
Last day of school 29th June - Please note school closes at 2 o’clock
Things to do at home
- Practise learning the sounds and names of letters
- Reading and listening to stories each day- parents to complete the comments box
- Maths activity and poem weekly (in Home Book)
- Spelling words will come home as and when the children are ready to have some.
Things to bring each dayEvery child must bring their book bag and a drink bottle filled with water for the classroom each day to school. (All items must be named). Hats are not compulsory this Term but as some days have still been very hot please keep a hat in your child’s bag for them to wear at play time and lunchtimes.
Making and creating and Discovery Learning: Parents are welcome to come along to help or to run an activity at these sessions. Please see your class teacher for days and times if you are available. We are always on the lookout for small pieces of wood suitable for hammering, milk bottle caps, boxes etc. Please check the class notice board or the class teacher if you have anything that might be suitable.
PMP: stands for Perceptual Motor Programme.
The children do lots of activities with their bodies using equipment we don’t always use in our normal PE programme. The children learn balance, co-ordination, a sense of balance and space, rhythm, memory skills, eye tracking and problem solving. It has been proven that all these skills help our learning from improving our reading to helping our handwriting. The children absolutely love doing it! Thanks to all the parents who have volunteered to support us at PMP. We need all the help we can get to run this programme. If you are interested in helping please feel free to email Mandy Tubman at mandy.tubman@xtra.co.nz to discuss the days/ times you are available.
PMP timetable
Cross country:
This is due to be held on Thursday the 10th of May. We encourage children to have a go and that it is a positive experience to help keep us fit and healthy. Last year it was extremely hot- so please check the weather forecast on the day and dress your child appropriately. The Juniors will head back to school for lunch but will need their play lunch (preferably in a separate bag or container so they don’t need to carry the whole lot down to the park) and a drink bottle, hat, sunscreen, rain jacket (if it is appropriate) and most importantly shoes that are suitable for running in! Thanks for all the support with marshalling and help on the day to walk to and from the park.
Lunchtimes
We ask that all children put their rubbish in their lunch boxes to take home with them to help our school become litter free. This also allows you to see what they eat or have not eaten. Please talk to your child about the items they could eat for morning tea or lunch before they come to school. That way they will not eat all their lunch at morning tea time. Children need to show a teacher their lunch box before they can go to play at lunchtimes to help us check they have eaten enough.
If anything is worrying your child during the morning break or at lunch play, please encourage them to come and tell a duty teacher (we wear a bright orange jacket and we are always around!) that way we can quickly solve any issues. Please see the class teacher if you have any concerns.
Junior Team Assembly
This Term the Year 1 children will be running our Junior Assemblies. Parents and families are welcome to attend these assemblies in the school hall which begin at 2:15. During the assemblies run by the classes we will also give out certificates. On the alternate Mondays we have our junior singing assemblies.
Parent help
Please see the class teacher or look at the notice board for any jobs that you can help with. If you would like to come in on a more regular basis the class teacher will talk with you about how you can best support them. Children love seeing you in and around school, so do pop in. There is always a little job that needs doing.
Other curriculum areas covered this Term:
PE: Cross country/ ball skills and games
Art: Collage (any collage materials gratefully received i.e. foiled paper, wool, fabric, lace, ribbon, wrapping paper, paper etc.
Living and Learning: Life education van
The Te Kura Purapura Team
Room 1 Ann Cribbens and Jan (Fridays) acribbens@westmere.school.nz
Room 4 Nadine Burgess nburgess@westmere.school.nz
Room 5 Vanessa Askey (Mon,Tues,Fri) vaskey@westmere.school.nz
Sue Ranum (Tues,Wed,Thurs) sranum@westmere.school.nz
Room 6 Glenda Blakely Yr 0 gblakely@westmere.school.nz
Room 7 Robyn Hutson rhutson@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Yr 0
Room 8 Kylie McBeth kmcbeth@westmere.school.nz Team Leader Yr 1
Room 15 Nohi Nohi Charlotte Manga cmanga@westmere.school.nz
Kerry Morrison- Associate Principal, Years 0-3 kmorrison@westmere.school.nz
Our wiki’s and blogs
You can find the link to our wiki by going to the school web page then click onto the for kids tab at the top of the page, then click onto Junior class webpage, then click on the page you want to go to. We have begun to put games and songs onto our wiki and will add photos etc. during this term.
We look forward to working with you. We have an open door policy so please feel free to come and see us before or after school alternatively you can email us about anything you are concerned about. Please check your class notice board each day. We write important notices and reminders on these boards so need to be checked daily.
Yours sincerely
The Junior Team
Kylie, Robyn, Ann, Nadine, Vanessa, Sue, Glenda and Charlotte
Term 3